At Group One, we make a point of trying to give back to every community we do business in. We are proud to contribute not just funds, but time and resources to charities, local events and non-profit organizations. The list that follows contains some of the causes that are especially of importance to Group One. We encourage you to learn more by visiting these websites, and we urge you to support nonprofits in your own community as well.
D.A.R.E. America
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) has been around since 1983, and has grown to reach millions of school children each year. D.A.R.E. equips children with the skills to resist peer pressure and assert themselves as productive members of their community, free of drugs and violence. www.dare.com
March of Dimes America
is a foundation focused on improving the health of babies by fighting and preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. They do this through research, community outreach, education and advocacy. www.marchofdimes.com
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
is a nonprofit donor-supported organization that works to improve the quality of life for those with cystic fibrosis and develop a means to cure and control cystic fibrosis, a genetic chronic disease that afflicts the lungs and digestive functions of tens of thousands of children worldwide. www.cff.org
Pediatric Rehabilitation Program at St. Mary's Hospital for Children
is a not-for-profit healthcare organization that supports children with special needs and their families by providing intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education. They are the largest provider of long-term home healthcare for children in New York State, treating nearly 4,000 children every day. www.stmaryskids.org
Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF)
has distributed over $40 million in aid, primarily to the children of Marines or Federal law enforcement personnel who were killed in the line of duty. The foundation encourages the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children through education, and raises funds to provide those children with scholarships for higher education. www.mc-lef.org
H.E.A.R.T. 9/11
is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization founded by Bill Keegan, a retired Port Authority Police Department Lieutenant who served as Operations Commander for the W.T.C. Rescue/Recovery Mission. The organization is composed of veteran police officers, fire fighters, construction trade union workers, surviving families of those killed on September 11, 2001, and others. They volunteer their time and labor, as well as their wealth of knowledge and experience in responding to and handling disaster situations. www.heart911.org/
Homes for our Troops
is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 2004. This organization is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. They assist severely injured servicemen and women and their immediate families by raising money, acquiring building materials and volunteer labor, and then coordinating the building of a new home or adaptation of an existing home for handicapped accessibility. www.homesforourtroops.org/
Hope for the Warriors
is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve quality of life for US Service Members and their families who have been affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. They host activities and events for wounded veterans to engage and lift their spirits, offer workshops and classes to help wounded vets transition into new careers, offer scholarships for spouses of wounded and fallen warriors, assist in making sure wounded veterans' basic needs (food, clothing, etc) are met, and much more. www.hopeforthewarriors.org
NYPD Columbia Association
is a not-for-profit corporation that looks to foster an understanding and appreciation of Italians and Italian-Americans and provide a union in which its members can share the bonds of brotherhood and heritage. www.nypdcolumbia.org
200 Club
is a program that is committed to financially and emotionally supporting the families of Law Enforcement, Fire Department and EMS personnel who have died or suffered serious injury in the line of duty. www.200club.org
Save the Children International
is an advocate for children's rights throughout the world. They have protected and enriched children's lives for decades by setting up medical centers, reuniting families and rebuilding schools. www.savethechildren.net/alliance/index.html
Kids' Corporation
is a non-profit organization that reaches out to children living in Newark, New Jersey through after-school and summer academic programs, as well as providing books, coats, medical exams and follow-up care, school supplies, eyeglasses and educational adventure trips to over 4,500 students. www.kidscorporation.org/
Jersey Cares
is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1993. They partner with hundreds of non-profit agencies to connect volunteers with service projects that range from building homes with Habitat for Humanity to comforting fragile infants at Hudson Cradle. www.jerseycares.org/
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
is a nonprofit organization serving as a major advocate in Washington, DC for Italian Americans. The organization is dedicated to protecting and encouraging the heritage and culture of Americans of Italian descent. www.niaf.org
Weequahic High School & Malcom X Shabazz High School
are two local high schools in Newark, NJ (home of Group One's headquarters). Group One has made donations in support of their athletic programs and joint banquet.
John Basilone Parade Committee
organizes the annual John Basilone Parade which commemorates the memory, efforts and legacy of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. The Group One's CEO Edward Danberry along with his staff at Group One, proudly volunteers both time and resources to the annual parade. www.basiloneparade.com/
Operation Shoebox
is an organization that supports our troops overseas by donating and sending snacks and personal care items. www.operationshoebox.com
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program
collects new, unwrapped toys during the last three months of each year and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children. www.toysfortots.com
Catholic Charities (Archdiocese of New York)
touches the lives of hundreds of thousands in need regardless of race, ethnicity, and religion. Catholic Charities provide help and create hope for New Yorkers in need, serving the basic needs of the poor, troubled, frail and oppressed of all religions. They rebuild lives and touch almost every human need promptly, locally, day in and day out, creating hope and providing compassionate assistance. www.catholiccharitiesny.org
The HERO Campaign for Designated Driver
is a non profit organization dedicated to preventing drunk driving tragedies by promoting the use of sober designated drivers. Established in October, 2000 in memory of Navy Ensign John Elliott of New Jersey, who was killed in a head-on collision with a drunken driver on July 22, 2000, the campaign has grown to become a national movement to save lives on U.S. highways.
D.A.R.E. America
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) has been around since 1983, and has grown to reach millions of school children each year. D.A.R.E. equips children with the skills to resist peer pressure and assert themselves as productive members of their community, free of drugs and violence. www.dare.com
March of Dimes America
is a foundation focused on improving the health of babies by fighting and preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. They do this through research, community outreach, education and advocacy. www.marchofdimes.com
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
is a nonprofit donor-supported organization that works to improve the quality of life for those with cystic fibrosis and develop a means to cure and control cystic fibrosis, a genetic chronic disease that afflicts the lungs and digestive functions of tens of thousands of children worldwide. www.cff.org
Pediatric Rehabilitation Program at St. Mary's Hospital for Children
is a not-for-profit healthcare organization that supports children with special needs and their families by providing intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education. They are the largest provider of long-term home healthcare for children in New York State, treating nearly 4,000 children every day. www.stmaryskids.org
Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF)
has distributed over $40 million in aid, primarily to the children of Marines or Federal law enforcement personnel who were killed in the line of duty. The foundation encourages the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children through education, and raises funds to provide those children with scholarships for higher education. www.mc-lef.org
H.E.A.R.T. 9/11
is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization founded by Bill Keegan, a retired Port Authority Police Department Lieutenant who served as Operations Commander for the W.T.C. Rescue/Recovery Mission. The organization is composed of veteran police officers, fire fighters, construction trade union workers, surviving families of those killed on September 11, 2001, and others. They volunteer their time and labor, as well as their wealth of knowledge and experience in responding to and handling disaster situations. www.heart911.org/
Homes for our Troops
is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 2004. This organization is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. They assist severely injured servicemen and women and their immediate families by raising money, acquiring building materials and volunteer labor, and then coordinating the building of a new home or adaptation of an existing home for handicapped accessibility. www.homesforourtroops.org/
Hope for the Warriors
is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve quality of life for US Service Members and their families who have been affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. They host activities and events for wounded veterans to engage and lift their spirits, offer workshops and classes to help wounded vets transition into new careers, offer scholarships for spouses of wounded and fallen warriors, assist in making sure wounded veterans' basic needs (food, clothing, etc) are met, and much more. www.hopeforthewarriors.org
NYPD Columbia Association
is a not-for-profit corporation that looks to foster an understanding and appreciation of Italians and Italian-Americans and provide a union in which its members can share the bonds of brotherhood and heritage. www.nypdcolumbia.org
200 Club
is a program that is committed to financially and emotionally supporting the families of Law Enforcement, Fire Department and EMS personnel who have died or suffered serious injury in the line of duty. www.200club.org
Save the Children International
is an advocate for children's rights throughout the world. They have protected and enriched children's lives for decades by setting up medical centers, reuniting families and rebuilding schools. www.savethechildren.net/alliance/index.html
Kids' Corporation
is a non-profit organization that reaches out to children living in Newark, New Jersey through after-school and summer academic programs, as well as providing books, coats, medical exams and follow-up care, school supplies, eyeglasses and educational adventure trips to over 4,500 students. www.kidscorporation.org/
Jersey Cares
is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1993. They partner with hundreds of non-profit agencies to connect volunteers with service projects that range from building homes with Habitat for Humanity to comforting fragile infants at Hudson Cradle. www.jerseycares.org/
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
is a nonprofit organization serving as a major advocate in Washington, DC for Italian Americans. The organization is dedicated to protecting and encouraging the heritage and culture of Americans of Italian descent. www.niaf.org
Weequahic High School & Malcom X Shabazz High School
are two local high schools in Newark, NJ (home of Group One's headquarters). Group One has made donations in support of their athletic programs and joint banquet.
John Basilone Parade Committee
organizes the annual John Basilone Parade which commemorates the memory, efforts and legacy of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. The Group One's CEO Edward Danberry along with his staff at Group One, proudly volunteers both time and resources to the annual parade. www.basiloneparade.com/
Operation Shoebox
is an organization that supports our troops overseas by donating and sending snacks and personal care items. www.operationshoebox.com
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program
collects new, unwrapped toys during the last three months of each year and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children. www.toysfortots.com
Catholic Charities (Archdiocese of New York)
touches the lives of hundreds of thousands in need regardless of race, ethnicity, and religion. Catholic Charities provide help and create hope for New Yorkers in need, serving the basic needs of the poor, troubled, frail and oppressed of all religions. They rebuild lives and touch almost every human need promptly, locally, day in and day out, creating hope and providing compassionate assistance. www.catholiccharitiesny.org
The HERO Campaign for Designated Driver
is a non profit organization dedicated to preventing drunk driving tragedies by promoting the use of sober designated drivers. Established in October, 2000 in memory of Navy Ensign John Elliott of New Jersey, who was killed in a head-on collision with a drunken driver on July 22, 2000, the campaign has grown to become a national movement to save lives on U.S. highways.